Turtle boss executed after angering Kim
09 July 2015 - 02:26
The manager of a terrapin farm who incurred the wrath of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has been executed. State-run media released pictures in mid-May of a furious Kim berating officials of Taedonggang Terrapin Farm after the dictator arrived to provide "field guidance".KCNA reported that the farm for breeding terrapins, a species of small turtle, had been set up on the orders of Kim Jong-il, father of the present ruler, but all the baby terrapins in the tanks died.
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